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over the volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused of having links with the taliban and afghanistan's illegal drug trade earlier we spoke with independent journalist and author gerry van dyke who was held for forty five days by the taliban in two thousand and eight he says the killing leaves washington without anyone to rely on when it comes to regional security. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible beca
over the volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused of having links with the taliban and afghanistan's illegal drug trade earlier we spoke with independent journalist and author gerry van dyke who was held for forty five days by the taliban in two thousand and eight he says the killing leaves washington without anyone to rely on when it comes to regional security. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the...
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it's in the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants to be at the table also because don't forget most of your viewers know this the leadership of the taliban is not enough gana stand like al-qaeda it is in pakistan it cannot operate there independently it has institutional backing and all the stories that we're covering are also available online along with latest blogs and videos at r t here's what's a click away right now. check out the leads video footage of the plane rescue operation just hours after a burning aircraft landed on a lake in eastern siberia. and always look both ways before crossing the road look at that a street racer pushes a sports car to the max in central moscow but his need for speed and again crash carnage. and outrage grips britain over allegations aimed at several newspapers into rupert murdoch's media empire including getting secret information about the queen and former prime minister gordon brown that senior police officers have been quote have been questioned by m.p.'s over claims they knew about the scandal richard addus editor in chief of th
it's in the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants to be at the table also because don't forget most of your viewers know this the leadership of the taliban is not enough gana stand like al-qaeda it is in pakistan it cannot operate there independently it has institutional backing and all the stories that we're covering are also available online along with latest blogs and videos at r t here's what's a click away right now. check out the leads video footage of the plane rescue...
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the taliban's the biggest achievement in ten years that's what the group called the assassination of the heart brother of the afghan president. karzai headed the kandahar province a volatile region on the border with pakistan kerry vandyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing it leaves washington with no one to rely upon when it comes to securing the region. well the karzai it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together wit
the taliban's the biggest achievement in ten years that's what the group called the assassination of the heart brother of the afghan president. karzai headed the kandahar province a volatile region on the border with pakistan kerry vandyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing it leaves washington with no one to rely upon when it comes to securing the region. well the karzai it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar...
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to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved. it's become even worse and. like general petraeus for example who's commanding the military operation in afghanistan says that the number of armed clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times have the assigned tasks been achieved. security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were repo
to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved. it's become even worse and. like general petraeus for example who's commanding the military operation in afghanistan says that the number of armed clashes there increases year after year in fact...
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president hamid karzai has been buried in kandahar because i was murdered in his home there on tuesday a taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and a regional government narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the funeral. to bring something for the moment of business news is next with marina stay with us live in moscow. and business here at sea now also with gold i mentioned earlier that is going great was actually trading near record highs and that's because investors run for safe haven from the crisis spreading across europe seen jacobsen from saxo bank believes the strength in precious metal work and so e.u. politicians find a workable solution. gold is now the only currency even though ironically it's not really a currency that is validating your your long term investment criteria is in the sense that this is a currency that cannot be devalued by printing of money i think the reason why gold is going out right now is that everyone seems to sense that the political solutio
president hamid karzai has been buried in kandahar because i was murdered in his home there on tuesday a taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and a regional government narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the funeral. to bring something for the moment of business news is next with marina stay with us live in moscow. and business here at sea now also with gold i mentioned...
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>> taliban pou >> he came under fire from his allies -- taliban. >> he came under fire from his allies, too. there are reports that you support the taliban. >> that is in the past. >> never he did, -- whatever he did, ahmad wali was the point man for the allied forces. >> for more on the power vacuum the assassination leaves, i am joined by david ignatius. thank you for joining us. with ahmad wali karzai gone, who will fill his shoes? >> we do not know yet. the key strong man in this area of kandahar has been ahmad wali karzai. he said that wali karzai, who has been such a problem for the u.s. and coalition -- a corrupt or lower, -- corrup warlord -t d -- with him gone, they will look for somebody else, but it is not likely they can fill the role quickly. >> why did he say they worked too closely -- he worked to closely with the taliban? >> we do not know that the taliban did this. it is entirely possible there is some feud we do not know about. there is an assassin -- the assassin was an elder from a village. it could be a very complicated dispute. one factor in the current relative s
>> taliban pou >> he came under fire from his allies -- taliban. >> he came under fire from his allies, too. there are reports that you support the taliban. >> that is in the past. >> never he did, -- whatever he did, ahmad wali was the point man for the allied forces. >> for more on the power vacuum the assassination leaves, i am joined by david ignatius. thank you for joining us. with ahmad wali karzai gone, who will fill his shoes? >> we do not know...
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to drop in fighting against the taliban. insurgents. but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption in. trafficking and everything because of this and many believe that. here. now. well seek for another person to replace him so you know allegations here the heart brother of the president. linked to the cia on the cia payroll and yet one of the biggest drug kingpins in afghanistan certainly some murky stories in the shadows there are some connections now the u.s. is preparing to withdraw its troops from afghanistan claiming they are leaving a stable country behind bearing in mind that assassination is like this one what's happened to the president's half brother still taking place what's going to happen when the soldiers and the. i think in general. this is an issue and will not have a. negative effect on the american. strategic. american struggle against the taliban and al qaeda. has some problems. because the last not all for the important important. man in. the same day he was an influential. political personality
to drop in fighting against the taliban. insurgents. but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption in. trafficking and everything because of this and many believe that. here. now. well seek for another person to replace him so you know allegations here the heart brother of the president. linked to the cia on the cia payroll and yet one of the biggest drug kingpins in afghanistan certainly some murky stories in the shadows there are some connections now the u.s. is...
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>>guest: yes, but the taliban is shifting. they are trying to get back into power but, at the same time, the north has form add new political alliance that will never let the taliban rule so we are headed for a divisive period in politics over the next two or three years. >>shepard: what is your sense as this wraps up, what might have been accomplished? >>guest: we have shifted afghanistan toward america's values and ideas and when you go to kabul or kandahar and walk around people feel like they are part of the world and no longer buried in a draconian regime. we have done an amazing amount of good work with the infrastructure projects. but we took that country from zero to 60 in 10 years so you will see a lot, a lot, a lot of fighting and infighting, as well, much like when the russians left. people will make grabs for power in the power vacuum. so both good and bad. >>shepard: we're safer? >>guest: no. we are still under threat from a group of islamic fundamentalists called al qaeda and i spend my time in somalia and the sa
>>guest: yes, but the taliban is shifting. they are trying to get back into power but, at the same time, the north has form add new political alliance that will never let the taliban rule so we are headed for a divisive period in politics over the next two or three years. >>shepard: what is your sense as this wraps up, what might have been accomplished? >>guest: we have shifted afghanistan toward america's values and ideas and when you go to kabul or kandahar and walk around...
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the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they kill the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country. and now of course there's a power vacuum is there a likely successor. t
the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and...
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. >> the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination, afghan officials said an internal feud was also a possibility. and police launched an investigation. the murder also created an incident and ominous leadership vacuum in southern afghanistan at a time when u.s. troops are to begin withdrawing. ahmed wali karzai was a powerful and controversial figure in the family's an cessual home province of kandahar and was a key power broker and proxy for his brother in the region. but he was also widely suspected of a deep and pervasive corruption. in an interview last month with the cbc, the canadian broadcasting corporation, karzai dismissed persistent talk of profiteering. >> it is never approved. i might help people to facilitate things for them when it comes to security, when it comes to organizing meeting with the population. because i'm the only person who has all the facilities. >> for years, allegations also swirled that the one-time chicago-area restauranteur had ties who afghanistan's lucrative drug trade. but karzai repeatedly denied those allegations too. and he had a con
. >> the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination, afghan officials said an internal feud was also a possibility. and police launched an investigation. the murder also created an incident and ominous leadership vacuum in southern afghanistan at a time when u.s. troops are to begin withdrawing. ahmed wali karzai was a powerful and controversial figure in the family's an cessual home province of kandahar and was a key power broker and proxy for his brother in the region. but he...
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account in virginia resident before returning to his native country kandahar the original site of the taliban regime has seen a wave of assassinations throughout two thousand and eleven with at least ten each month since the new year began the taliban is claiming responsibility for the killing by turgon bomb but there could be more specific motivations there hamidi was reportedly meeting with residents of a local neighborhood furious over zoning issues where you know it looks like the struggle to install a pro western government is already bringing in american style busybody policies whereas taking a car the united states might get an angry phone call to an overweight bureaucrat and afghanistan citizen retaliation we're going to blow it up especially when those bureaucratic policies end up killing children in this case the city government decided to bulldoze several houses because they claim they were illegally constructed on government land during the demolition of the homes two children were killed there is some speculation the bombing may have been revenge killings for the children one tri
account in virginia resident before returning to his native country kandahar the original site of the taliban regime has seen a wave of assassinations throughout two thousand and eleven with at least ten each month since the new year began the taliban is claiming responsibility for the killing by turgon bomb but there could be more specific motivations there hamidi was reportedly meeting with residents of a local neighborhood furious over zoning issues where you know it looks like the struggle...
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i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed the person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the mujahideen the united states the soviet union pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the united states and the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants to be at the table also because don't forget most of your viewers know this the leadership of the taliban is not enough gana stand like al-qaeda it is in pakistan it cannot operate there independently it has to have institutional backing and a struggle for a land rights in israel there is one place that still are now go area fifty years ago it was a thriving palestinian community but they were dr
i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed the person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the mujahideen the united states the soviet union...
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has been buried in kandahar after a while because i was murdered in his home there on choose day the taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and the regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the funeral. well after a while because i was often accused of having links with the illegal but highly lucrative afghan and drugs trade the man responsible for the fight against drugs in russia says a decade of military failures by coalition forces in afghanistan is only contributing to the problem and see the full interview our next hour here on r.t. but for now i prefer. you seem to be working with me this september will see the tenth anniversary of that experience is that it's longer the world war two the further situation in afghanistan which isn't improved and even senior officials like general petraeus for example the obvious command of the military operation in afghanistan the percentage of the number of armed clashes that increases year after year look at it sai
has been buried in kandahar after a while because i was murdered in his home there on choose day the taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and the regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the funeral. well after a while because i was often accused of having links with the illegal but highly lucrative afghan and drugs trade the man responsible for the fight...
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the former regime that had power in kabul and the diplomatic relations with the west even though the taliban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a diplomat i would find it disturbing it's a bizarre situation if the u.s. knows who these people are they're not seeing and certainly there's no doubt that traditionally there's always been a very high component of jihad. around benghazi so it's realistic to assume that that is not still because the u.s. has an amazing how it should be a skewed school of hundred dollar bills to third world countries and expecting them to end up in the right hands. really. the high level recognition of the rebels may bolster their spirit but it's a different story in combat fierce fighting for a keystone oil town as and with heavy casualties among the opposition as daniel bushell reports it's thought france is now trying the talking tactic with the libyan regime after failing to deliver a knockout blow to gadhafi. books is like bragging will destroy the reporter lives there off the wrong and gets a mi
the former regime that had power in kabul and the diplomatic relations with the west even though the taliban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a diplomat i would find it disturbing it's a bizarre situation if the u.s. knows who these people are they're not seeing and certainly there's no doubt that traditionally there's always been a very high component of jihad. around benghazi so it's realistic to assume that that is not...
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karzai has been buried in kandahar amid wali karzai was murdered in his home there on tuesday the taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and a regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to a funeral. was going to want to make sure that the u.s. missile shield in europe doesn't target russia washington claims there's no need to worry but once any legal guarantees now if he's elected leadership skill reports now from romania where parts of the proposed shield will be placed there and the russian sentiment is what encourages the locals to welcome the rockets with open arms. the vice mayor of the romanian village of their still cannot believe his luck after washington picked this place in romania region to locate a new raider base the locals have been all smiles about hypothetical investment. when we first heard that the us would build a retard we were a little bit scared police who we were informed as having myspace would mean better infrastructure and possibly
karzai has been buried in kandahar amid wali karzai was murdered in his home there on tuesday the taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and a regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to a funeral. was going to want to make sure that the u.s. missile shield in europe doesn't target russia washington claims there's no need to worry but once any legal guarantees...
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-- taliban kill those that work so closely with them? >> it is possible that there is some feud that we do know about. the assassin of was an elder from his village. this could be a very complicated dispute. one factor has been knocked away. >> it raises the challenges of trying to create stability in this area. will it have any affect on plans to withdraw u.s. troops? >> no. it will show the effects of the u.s. and the coalition allies throughout the area. many prominent people have been killed in kandahar in the north. tracking those people as an extremely difficult. this adds to the feeling of stability. >> is the threat to these key political figures growing? >> the numbers are about the same as last year. the most powerful police chief warlord in the north was recently assassinated. that sent shivers in the north. but it gave us the sense of vulnerability. the people that were charged with providing this seem to be here. >> thank you very much for joining us. now to the hacking scandal which continues in britain. but those even furt
-- taliban kill those that work so closely with them? >> it is possible that there is some feud that we do know about. the assassin of was an elder from his village. this could be a very complicated dispute. one factor has been knocked away. >> it raises the challenges of trying to create stability in this area. will it have any affect on plans to withdraw u.s. troops? >> no. it will show the effects of the u.s. and the coalition allies throughout the area. many prominent...
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a different reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that was our journalist jerry van dyke that committing all the killing of the afghan president's half brother. several of moscow streets are impassable right now but not because of the notorious traffic jams they've been sealed off to temporarily become the realm of the fast and the furious the annual moscow city racing show is that full throttle in a four wheel frenzy that seeing drivers pushing the pedal to the metal and outdoing each other tv's top gear team were there to kick it all off rather push it all off to look at this person as unlucky ness on plunging seventy eight meters at the end of a bungee and t
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a different reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that was our...
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on the back foot in tackling the taliban. the clock is ticking for america's rival politicians to agree on the next move and sorting out its soaring debt congress needs to raise a current fourteen point three trillion dollar debt ceiling to avoid defaulting and president obama wants parties to ignore their differences to avert armageddon the leading credit rating agencies are already threatening to downgrade america's aaa credit score for the first time in over ten years they say there's a risk the u.s. could fail to resolve the deadlock quickly or effectively by seek mellor from the business insider website says both democrats and republicans understand the danger is further borrowing the dangers of whether. the impact on the u.s. economy the world economy in the global economy really depends on what the credit agencies do. you know we heard from moody's on wednesday and then from s. and p. both warning severe consequences if the government doesn't raise the debt ceiling in time including a possible downgrade from the govern
on the back foot in tackling the taliban. the clock is ticking for america's rival politicians to agree on the next move and sorting out its soaring debt congress needs to raise a current fourteen point three trillion dollar debt ceiling to avoid defaulting and president obama wants parties to ignore their differences to avert armageddon the leading credit rating agencies are already threatening to downgrade america's aaa credit score for the first time in over ten years they say there's a risk...
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the taliban has been beaten back in many of these areas. as a result we see the high-profile attacks like ambassador crocker mentioned. these are the areas they can strike fear in the lives of anne afghans, and politicians. critical time here. >> thank you. >>> it has been part of american blood, sweat and tears, and today they are symbolically calling it quits. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. something that was drilled in me early on, you know, college is the place for you. it's my number one goal. ♪ students like me, who take these ap math and science classes and have these opportunities, this is where the american dream li
the taliban has been beaten back in many of these areas. as a result we see the high-profile attacks like ambassador crocker mentioned. these are the areas they can strike fear in the lives of anne afghans, and politicians. critical time here. >> thank you. >>> it has been part of american blood, sweat and tears, and today they are symbolically calling it quits. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34...
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many of his aides doubt the taliban's responsibility. this might have been some kind of personal grudge. >> even if this was an inside job, what does this tell us about the stability in southern afghanistan? >> things are very fragile and even more fragile on now that ahmad wali karzai is gone. he helped to keep together so much of kandahar. the coalition forces are more and more dependent on him to make sure that if the development happened, there would not be -- in the streets. now there is a power vacuum. >> how will this affect the rest of the country and could this weekend president karzai? >> people look at president karzai. they see a lot of similarities with his brother here in kandahar. this is a fragile coalition and the different interests. there is almost a cult of personality around them both. people are wondering how long hamid karzai n stay around if it is so easy to kill his brother. >> thank you for the update. just across the border in afghanistan, officials in pakistan say at least 40 people have been kied and dozens i
many of his aides doubt the taliban's responsibility. this might have been some kind of personal grudge. >> even if this was an inside job, what does this tell us about the stability in southern afghanistan? >> things are very fragile and even more fragile on now that ahmad wali karzai is gone. he helped to keep together so much of kandahar. the coalition forces are more and more dependent on him to make sure that if the development happened, there would not be -- in the streets....
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a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other tax, the brunt of it was borne by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. late on wednesday, six villages were attacked among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger. protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently. some are wondering, at what cost? starting next week and over the next several months, thousands of nato troops have begun to a withdrawal. handing over security to local afghan forces. questions are being raised about whether there are taking on the role especially after these high-profile killings. >> now, austerity is a word and a condition many europeans have been forced to adopt all though it is sparking massive protests across the continent. italy's senate passed its own cost-cutting package coming after investors started to worry that the eurozone could be the largest economy to be sucked into the debt crisis. our europe panter reports. italy
a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other tax, the brunt of it was borne by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. late on wednesday, six villages were attacked among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger. protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently. some are wondering, at what cost? starting next week and over the next several months, thousands of nato troops have begun to a...
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as i was murdered in his home there on tuesday the taliban has described the assassination as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony go two explosions were reported kandahar regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way. so i doubt as i mentioned we're going to go on our time business with. hello arkansas business here and i see now let's start with coal which is trading near record highs as investors are on for safe haven from the debt crisis spreading across europe jacobson from saxo bank believes the strength in precious metal will continue until they use politicians find a workable solution gold is now the only currency even though ironically it's not really a currency that is valid dating your your long term investment criteria is in the sense that this is a currency that cannot be devalued by printing of money i think the reason why gold is going out right now is that everyone seems to sense that the political solution once again becomes for owing more debt at the very issue we need to change her stary that will probably take some pressure
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. >> reporter: what we've learned is that the taliban is taking responsibility for the killing of ahmed wali karzai, a very controversial figure in afghanistan, alleged to have tie to the opium trade, alleged to have been on the payroll of the cia, and he is alleged to have ties to numerous other elicit activities. >> he's actually, i think some people would certainly get the impression anyway that he was a guy who played all sides off against the middle, the cia, the world of drugs, in which he was deeply involved in the taliban themselves, so why did they kill him now, do we know? >> so far they have not, why they would kill him, although they called it one of their greate greatest victories in a decade long war against the u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. why they would want to kill somebody allegedly involved in the opium trade remains to be seen. however, having played all sides he's certain to have made a number of enemies over the years. charles? >> what do we know about the circumstances in which he was killed? >> he was killed -- homes -- i guess one of his guards shot him
. >> reporter: what we've learned is that the taliban is taking responsibility for the killing of ahmed wali karzai, a very controversial figure in afghanistan, alleged to have tie to the opium trade, alleged to have been on the payroll of the cia, and he is alleged to have ties to numerous other elicit activities. >> he's actually, i think some people would certainly get the impression anyway that he was a guy who played all sides off against the middle, the cia, the world of...
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karzai has been buried in kandahar ahmed wali karzai was murdered in his home there on tuesday the taliban has described the assassination is their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and the regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the. well ahmed ali because i was often accused of having links with the illegal but highly lucrative afghan drugs trade and then responsible for the fight against drugs in russia says that a decade of military failures by coalition forces in afghanistan is only contributing to the problem and you can see the full interview in ten minutes from now here on r.t. but here's a brief look. this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference the longer it ought to but the situation in afghanistan ultrasound improved and even senior officials like general petraeus for exactly what these commanders military operation are going to start with says that the number of armed clashes increases year after year drug production cannot be fought because the damage is the se
karzai has been buried in kandahar ahmed wali karzai was murdered in his home there on tuesday the taliban has described the assassination is their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar and the regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the. well ahmed ali because i was often accused of having links with the illegal but highly lucrative afghan drugs trade and then responsible for the fight against drugs in...
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the taliban says the shooter was working for him. ahmed was accused of being involved in the drug trade and other activities. president karzai said only, quote, this is the life of the afghan people. this sorrow is in every afghan home. >>> the latest on the hacking scandal approximate in britain involving newspapers owned by rupert murdoch, that cnn in depth story. he shut down a tabloid for hacking into the voice mail of a murdered teen and victims of the 2005 terror attack in london. it there are new allegations now leveled against at least one other newspaper, and murdoch and his son have been told to appear before lawmakers at a hearing next week. >>> former prime minister gordon brown accused the group of illegally obtains private information about him. >>> up next, an arizona lawmaker accused of pointing a gun right at a reporter's chest, now that reporter is speaking out. that's coming up next. first, you're looking live once again at the white house as we wait for that medal of honor ceremony to begin just minutes away. only
the taliban says the shooter was working for him. ahmed was accused of being involved in the drug trade and other activities. president karzai said only, quote, this is the life of the afghan people. this sorrow is in every afghan home. >>> the latest on the hacking scandal approximate in britain involving newspapers owned by rupert murdoch, that cnn in depth story. he shut down a tabloid for hacking into the voice mail of a murdered teen and victims of the 2005 terror attack in...
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worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq that is why they're there they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they are in order to save their own faces they are there to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this week syria's government has approved a law to allow the formation of political parties other than president assad the ruling baath party opposition movements were banned when it came to power in one nine hundred sixty three it's part of a series of reforms promised by assad to try quelling months of protests against his regime political theorist benjamin barber says this change in legislature is nothing more than a sort of charade. it is not anything but formal and tech
worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq that is why they're there they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they are in order to save...
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they say the shooter was asleeper agent of the taliban. it was a very emotional day for president karzai. >> reporter: yes, it has been a very difficult day for the president of afghanistan today. today he buried a brother who was his staunches ali in the country, and he buried a brother. mr. karzai arrived for the funeral in a helicopter and was joined by thousands of mourners. he was openly crying during the ceremony. he climbed into his brother's freshly dug grave. he was joined at the grave site by power brokers and others. >> any new details on the taliban's claims that they were behind this? >> reporter: this murder still remains buried in mystery. it seems that that's not necessarily clear if the shooter was asleeper agent. a team of investigators have landed in kandahar to try and find out. many of his relatives and friends have been arrested, but with the two witnesses in this -- the two main witnesses now dead, it's possible we will never really know what happened. >> with wali karzai holding so much power in southern afghanistan
they say the shooter was asleeper agent of the taliban. it was a very emotional day for president karzai. >> reporter: yes, it has been a very difficult day for the president of afghanistan today. today he buried a brother who was his staunches ali in the country, and he buried a brother. mr. karzai arrived for the funeral in a helicopter and was joined by thousands of mourners. he was openly crying during the ceremony. he climbed into his brother's freshly dug grave. he was joined at the...
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because i was murdered in his home there on choose day the taliban is described yourself the nation as their biggest achievement in ten years shortly after the ceremony two explosions were reported in kandahar i don't regional governor narrowly escaped a roadside bombing on his way to the funeral. cause i was often accused of having links with the illegal but highly lucrative afghan drug trade by the man responsible for the fight against drugs in russia says a decade of a military failures by coalition forces in afghanistan is only contributing to the problem you can see the full interview next hour here on our team but here's a brief look. to begin with this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of this interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan after something crucial and even senior officials like general petraeus for example your command your military operation are going to start with the sense of the number of armed clashes there increases year after year it said that drug production cannot be fought because the damages the security situation
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among the dead, an influential cleric, a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other attacks, the brought was born by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. on wednesday, six villagers died in this raid. it was an operation to flush out insurgents near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger among afghans. protest have taken place, pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently, but some are wondering at what cost? starting next week and over the next several months, thousands of nato troops will begin a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan, and the security to the afghan forces. questions are being raised about if they are ready to take on the role, especially after these high-profile killings. >> this is a bbc news. the fbi opened an investigation into rupert murdoch's news corp. to investigate allegations they hacked into phones of 9/11 victims. italy says it has approved a $68 billion package of cuts and tax increases. the country faces s
among the dead, an influential cleric, a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other attacks, the brought was born by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. on wednesday, six villagers died in this raid. it was an operation to flush out insurgents near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger among afghans. protest have taken place, pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently, but...
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among the dead, an influential clear -- among the dead, an influential cleric opposed to the taliban. the brunt of this attack was borne by ordinary afghans. late on wednesday, six villagers died in a raid during an operation to flush out insurgents from near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. this has led to a wave of anger among afghans. the protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen. some are wondering, at what cost. starting next week and over the next several months, several troops will begin the withdrawal from afghanistan and handing over security to local afghan forces. questions are raised about whether they are ready to take over, especially after these killings. >> this is "bbc news, the headlines -- the fbi opened an investigation into news corp. to investigate allegations that his reporters to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. italy faces severe financial problems. nations from across southeast asia will meet in indonesia for the regional forum on sunday where disputes in the south china se
among the dead, an influential clear -- among the dead, an influential cleric opposed to the taliban. the brunt of this attack was borne by ordinary afghans. late on wednesday, six villagers died in a raid during an operation to flush out insurgents from near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. this has led to a wave of anger among afghans. the protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen. some are wondering, at what...
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the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as one of their biggest successes ever, but some doubt the insurgents are behind it. sources told cbs news that the motive for the killing may have been a personal dispute. mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar. >> pelley: a city is giving police officers pink slips the same day they graduate from the academy. the commander in chief gives a hero the nation's highest military honor. and, presidents and first ladies come out to say goodbye to betty ford. when "the cbs evening news" continues. with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. prad
the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as one of their biggest successes ever, but some doubt the insurgents are behind it. sources told cbs news that the motive for the killing may have been a personal dispute. mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar. >> pelley: a city is giving police officers pink slips the same day they graduate from the academy. the commander in chief gives a hero the nation's highest military honor. and, presidents and first ladies come out to...
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they're fighting taliban and al qaeda. it is the same taliban and al- qaeda who are carrying out the bomb blasts. people are fed up and people are against them. i personally feel that while i cannot rule out for sure that there is not one element who may be sympathetic to the taliban, i am very sure that the general direction of the military is very positive. and also, may i say, people get posted and they get posted out. in my time rotated officers twice in eight years. we have been dealing with the taliban since 1979. a new situation came where pakistan had to fend for itself. who should we be supporting? we had our own strategy and policy. then came 9/11, and the taliban is the enemy. we have been readjusting according to the policy of the country. we must give credit to them for adjusting, readjusting, and again readjusting the attitudes of the people. i do not think one should suspect isi. one should sympathize, help and sympathize. in the entire army, maybe there is folly in some. help in identifying them. do not bel
they're fighting taliban and al qaeda. it is the same taliban and al- qaeda who are carrying out the bomb blasts. people are fed up and people are against them. i personally feel that while i cannot rule out for sure that there is not one element who may be sympathetic to the taliban, i am very sure that the general direction of the military is very positive. and also, may i say, people get posted and they get posted out. in my time rotated officers twice in eight years. we have been dealing...
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the taliban step. is claiming responsibility for more high ranking this comes as naysay begin to hyundai have been told of the company's profits is. facing huge question mark save their business until. the crisis in the gulf in rupert murdoch's media empire spreads to the british police. resigns a behind the scenes to a former news of the world newspaper executive from the phone hacking scandal. and russian security forces who are in a major terror plot. and police have arrested a group of people from london says he read legend the planning an attack on crowded areas in that major trial. more news than around fifteen minutes time but right now they miss school safety unit a little village and schools and. go all smoking with featuring king gold has won the british a prince of the old days the. beautiful indeed he's forty two there's not a six pack in sight but darren clarke is the british open champ and we're going to have a look at how he did it in just a second. welcome to sports to be here with me u
the taliban step. is claiming responsibility for more high ranking this comes as naysay begin to hyundai have been told of the company's profits is. facing huge question mark save their business until. the crisis in the gulf in rupert murdoch's media empire spreads to the british police. resigns a behind the scenes to a former news of the world newspaper executive from the phone hacking scandal. and russian security forces who are in a major terror plot. and police have arrested a group of...
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and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the house can only pass a bill that includes spending cuts larger than the hike in the debt limit as well as real restraints on future spending. >> dan lothian is at the white house. dan, the president trying to bridge the divide, but does he have the clout to do it? >> reporter: well, he's trying and hoping that he does. that's why you've seen the president call congressional leaders here to the white house now for the third day in a row for these talks, asking them to come back. today with some specifics, with that goal in mind, of trying to get a compromise so they can rai
and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the...